SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Based on the power he has in his office
B) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
C) On behalf of others who have assigned him
D) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Age
B) Beliefs
C) Emotions
D) Societal values
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
C) Maintenance of relations with other states
D) Provision of free Education
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Physical power
B) Executive power
C) Military power
D) Political power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express anything they like about government
B) Express opinions within the limits of the law
C) Participate in government
D) Disobey the government of the day
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
B) Can punish law breakers
C) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
D) Has a government
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
B) Participating in sport
C) Supporting political parties
D) Singing the national anthem when required
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) National assembly
B) Political party
C) Pressure groups
D) Organs of government
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Legal Sovereignty
B) Delegated Sovereignty
C) De-facto Sovereignty
D) Internal Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
B) Implementation and adjudication of law
C) Disagreement between state and local governments
D) The role of pressure groups within the state
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) Electorate
B) Legislature
C) Military
D) President
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Charismatic authority
B) Legal authority
C) Rational authority
D) Traditional authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political socialization
B) Political party
C) Political authority
D) Political culture
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) A.V. Dicey
B) John Austin
C) Baron Montesquieu
D) Jean Bodin
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Rights
B) Privileges
C) Duties
D) Requirements
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
B) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
C) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
D) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Political power and political authority
B) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
C) Influence and political authority
D) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
B) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
C) A machinery established to punish offenders
D) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Is not oppressive
B) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
C) Has the mandate of the people to rule
D) Provides social services for the people
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Basis of career opportunities
B) Training to become a judge
C) Knowledge on the process of government
D) Training on good Citizenship
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) A state of political Independence
B) The supremacy of the political parties
C) The highest authority in a state
D) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Electorate
B) Opinion leaders
C) Military
D) Police
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cultural development
B) Cultural design
C) Cultural display
D) Cognitive orientation
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Naturalization
B) Decolonization
C) Nationalization
D) Neutralization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) President and his ministers
B) Study of political institutions and processes
C) Membership for f international organizations
D) Working of the organs of government
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
B) Providing social services
C) Encouraging the struggle for power
D) Encouraging trade with other states
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Community
B) State
C) Society
D) Club
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Authority
B) Coercion
C) Power
D) Legitimacy
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Sovereignty
B) Separation of power
C) Parliamentary supremacy
D) Rule of law
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Parliamentary government
B) Authoritarianism
C) Feudalism
D) Oligarchy
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Act of vetoing bill
B) Orders of judiciary and legislature
C) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
D) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Implement laws and policies
B) Makes the law
C) Interprets the law
D) Punishes the law breakers
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
D) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Inheritance
B) Influence
C) Legitimacy
D) Force
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Report any criminal acts
B) Check the activities of the government
C) Defend the country from attacks
D) Register for election
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Military Sovereignty
B) Government sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) Political Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a Unitary state
B) In a federal state
C) In a monarch
D) All of the above
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Unitary
B) Plutocracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Aristocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Autocracy
B) Plutocracy
C) Aristocracy
D) Theocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Provide transport services
B) Maintain law and order
C) Imprison criminals
D) Build schools and hospitals
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